Tactical Akimbo Kukri

Last updated onThursday, January 29, 2015

OVERVIEW

Probably themost interesting of weapons in the Messer arsenal, the Tactical Akimbo Kukris or “Gurkha Blades” are nothing short of eye openers. To start with dismbiguation, “Akimbo” in common weaponry terms simply means to Dual-Wield. And a Kukri is a bent bladed as well as weighted chopping tool with a pointed end that can be used for stabbing. Originating in Nepal, the Kukri is not to be mistaken for the ancient Sica that was used by gladiators to get around shields. The bend in the blade is to weight it’s swing and make it travel to it’s target faster.

Nepalese ethnic groups us this weapon for many purposes. From one end of the spectrum it is use ceremoniously, something needed to be worn by the groom at weddings. The other end a simple utility knife, and everything in between. The pride of their Army and their people rests in this blade, as it is still a commonly seen tool in the country of origin. Holding different names for the parts, it would be quite uncustomary to explain each piece. But interested people can find readily available lists of the part using the internet.

Weighing in at about two pounds, eighteen inches long per blade, the kukri is an impressive weapon to use, let alone two of them. The blade is sharpened on the inner edge of the blade, and a notch is located at the end, near the handle, so that sap and blood drip off of it without it getting on the wielders hand. More modern versions of the blade lack this notch, but add features like steel-cum-flint which is a type of steel laced with flint so that it can be struck with tinder to start a fire.

CHAT COMMANDS

NOTE: This weapon listens on channel 8 ONLY by default. This means all commands should be prefixed
with /8 unless you change the defaults.

channel CHANNEL
Change the default listen from channel 8 to channel CHANNEL, where CHANNEL is any valid number
menu
Opens the last opened menu
menu main
Opens the main menu
draw
Draws the weapon
sheath
Sheaths the weapon
clean
Cleans your blades, if gored by autogore
stance on|off
Enables/disables stance animation (Specific either on or off)
walk on|off
Enables/disables walk animation (Specific either on or off)
run on|off
Enables/disables run animation (Specific either on or off)
*** NOTE: Walk and run animation currently use the SL standard animations ***
*** A custom walk and run animation are in the works and will be included in ***
*** a future update. Until then, toggling walk and run has little effect ***
verbose on|off
Enables/disables verbose weapon feedback. (Specific either on or off)
system SYSTEM
Enables the damage system named SYSTEM. If given without argument, or passed
an incorrect system name, it will report the available systems instead